What's DSC and what is the reason it is required?

What's DSC and what is the reason it is required?

Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) is an electronic version of a physical certificate. DSC is used to prove the authenticity for an individual an organization to fulfill a specific use online or on computers. DSC can authenticate digital documents, similar to the way a signature written by hand authenticates documents that are printed or handwritten. DSC is a way to verify the tax returns that are filed by taxpayers and is also required in certain situations.

2. What is the reason DSC needed?

E-Filing users who have signed up to use this service must have a DSC to complete Income Tax returns or Statutory Forms, or to confirm responses to notices from the Income Tax Department and refund Reissue Requests. To sign or confirm any document, the user should have registered their DSC using the e-Filing system.

3. What is the definition of a designer?

The designer is a program which is needed to be used DSC registration. Different versions work for various websites. To register the DSC the link for downloading and installing the design application is accessible on the eFiling portal.

4. What is the best time to register for my DSC?

You'll need to register your DSC or when your current DSC expires or you would like to update your DSC that is already registered. DSC.

5. Where can I get a DSC?

An authentic DSC can be obtained by a certifying agency and the same has to be registered via the e-Filing website after login.

6. Does your DSC always register with the PAN of the user?

DSC is registered with the PAN of the individual user, except for the non-resident director from the Foreign Company. If the user is a Non-Resident Director of the Foreign Company, DSC will be registered against their email ID.

7. Do you think DSC is required for specific services or users?

DSC is required for certain user categories, such as electronic verification of returns submitted by political parties and companies and other individuals with accounts that are required to be audited by Section 44AB in the Income Tax Act. In other instances, the requirement is not mandatory.

8. When you register for a DSC The message "The Digital Signature Certificate is already registered' appears. What should be my plan for the procedure?

DSC DSC can't be registered with multiple users. The error message may indicate that the Digital signature certificate has been registered already against another taxpayer. Make sure that the DSC is yours and that the PAN and email ID are both encrypted. However, one other exception to this is that a Principal Contact can utilize the same DSC to register DSC for individuals as well as companies. For any other error messages related to PAN incompatibility and expiration of DSC and expiry of DSC, the PAN is to be verified and an active DSC must be registered.

9. Whose DSC is to be used to e-file ITRs for a Firm / Company or HUF?

All categories, excluding individuals, require a DSC from the principal contact (Karta in the case of HUF) for the e-filing of ITRs.

10. When I'm already using a DSC Do I require another one for electronic filing?

If you own an HTML0 specified class 2, 3 DSC for another application it can be used to file electronically as long that the DSC isn't expired or been canceled.

11. What is a DSC PIN? Where can I find it?

The DSC PIN is the password that the person who subscribes to the digital signature has to enter while uploading the digital signature. Each DSC token comes with a default password. You can change the PIN using the DSC driver application (after you have inserted the DSC token in the USB port on the computer).

12. Do I have to sign-up for my DSC to be able to use the new electronic filing portal?

Yes, you'll have to register your DSC once more in the new e-Filing portal, even your previously registered DSC is still active. DSC data cannot be transferred from the previous portal due to data security and technical concerns.